Verse
E B
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun
A E
Dust on my face and my cape,
B
Me and Magdalena on the run
A E
I think this time we shall escape.
[Verse 2]
E B
Sold my guitar to the baker's son
A E
For a few crumbs and a place to hide,
B
But I can get another one
A E
And I'll play for Magdalena as we ride.
[Chorus]
B
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
A E
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
B
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
A E
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.
[Verse 3]
E B
Past the Aztec ruins and the ghosts of our people
A E
Hoofbeats like castanets on stone
B
At night I dream of bells in the village steeple
A E
Then I see the bloody face of Ramon
[Verse 4]
E B
Was it me that shot him down in the cantina
A E
Was it my hand that held the gun
B
Come, let us fly, my Magdalena
A E
The dogs are barking and what's done is done
[Chorus]
B
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
A E
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
B
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
A E
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.
[Verse 5]
E B
At the corrida we'll sit in the shade
A E
And watch the young torero stand alone
B
We'll drink tequila where our grandfathers stayed
A E
When they rode with Villa into Torreon
[Verse 6]
E B
Then the padre will recite the prayers of old
A E
In the little church this side of town
B
I will wear new boots and an earring of gold
A E
You'll shine with diamonds in your wedding gown
[Verse 7]
E B
The way is long but the end is near
A E
Already the fiesta has begun
B
The face of God will appear
A E
With His serpent eyes of obsidian
[Chorus]
B
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
A E
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
B
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
A E
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.
[Verse 8]
E B
Was that the thunder that I heard
A E
My head is vibrating, I feel a sharp pain
B
Come sit by me, don't say a word
A E
Oh, can it be that I am slain
[Verse 9]
E B
Quick, Magdalena, take my gun
A E
Look up in the hills, that flash of light
B
Aim well my little one
A E
We may not make it through the night
[Chorus]
B
No llores, mi querida
Dios nos vigila
A E
Soon the horse will take us to Durango.
B
Agarrame, mi vida
Soon the desert will be gone
A E
Soon you will be dancing the fandango.